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Speaking up for students during election season

With presidential debate season in full swing, UIC stu-dent Allyson Nolde is working with College Debate 2016 to make sure candidates consider issues that are important to col-lege students.

After discovering her pas-sion for government through Political Science 101, Nolde delved into organizations and internships that would allow her to explore her interest.

“The political science depart-ment forwarded me an email for students that they believed were really civically involved to participate in College Debate 2016. I was a little hesitant, but I filled out an application and got accepted,” said Nolde, a se-

nior in political science.College Debate 2016 is a

nationwide, nonpartisan stu-dent movement focused on is-sues that millennials care about. Nolde and other college delegates convened at Domini-can University of California in September to determine what issues were most important to students.

In order to gauge what UIC students were eager to hear the candidates discuss, Nolde talked about the election with her peers on the Quad and in her classes. Aside from one- on-one interviewing, Nolde and other student delegates used social media to get students involved, using

EDEN mesmerizes crowd at sold-out show

Allyson Nolde is working with College Debate 2016 to voice student concerns during debate season. (Photo: Vibhu S. Rangavasan)

By Sarah J. Wotaszak — swotas2@uic.edu

By Pearl Shin — pshin3@uic.edu

Jonathon Ng (more commonly known as EDEN) dropped by Chica-go Oct. 1 for a stop at Lin-coln Hall. Despite this being only his second tour, EDEN held his own on the stage, performing in front of a sold-out crowd and mesmerizing the audience.

Ng is a 20-year old singer, songwriter, produc-er and multi-instrumental-ist from Dublin, Ireland. Despite his young age, he has already established himself as a musician, cre-ating an identity and lis-tenership.

His music is distin-guishable by dreamy synths, an unlikely blend of instruments — like strings and guitar — and his smooth, baritone voice.

EDEN is one of the first artists whose music I’ve started following early on. I stumbled upon his song “End Credits” from his debut EP of the same name when it was on my Spotify “Discover” playlist. What really sold me on his

music was his ability to trans-late raw emotions into his songs, making it easy to relate to the music. Finally seeing the artist whose music I listen to daily perform it live was a whole

different experience.His performance was a care-

fully balanced set list of songs from his first EP, as well as his latest album. In between per-forming what he considered

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“oldies” from his End Credits EP, such as “End Credits,” “Gravi-ty,” “Wake Up,” and “Catch Me If You Can,” he also per-formed tracks from his new album, “i

think you think too much of me,” such as “XO” and “Fumes.” He also had his fair share of covers, in-cluding stripped-down performances of Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” and Out-

Kast’s “Hey Ya.”In addition to EDEN’s stellar

performance, what surprised me the most from his show was the love and adoration that his fans had for him. While waiting

for him to take the stage, I heard conversations shared between fans about taking a road trip from different states to come to Chicago; they didn’t want to miss a chance to see him while he’s touring the U.S. Seeing the way his fans

gleamed while watching him on stage and singing along to his lyrics made my experience all the more special and inti-mate.

EDEN just released a new music video for his song “rock + roll.” If you’re looking for chill, calming music to soothe your soul as autumn rolls around, then give his songs a listen. You can check out his video as well as his latest album, “i think you think too much of me,” to expe-rience his music.

Jonathon Ng, commonly known as EDEN, performs Oct. 1 at Lincoln Hall. His smooth, baritone voice mesmerized the audience. (Photo: Pearl Shin)

#DearFuturePresident. Delegates pared down the

myriad issues that students wanted to hear about in the de-bates to five: education, immi-gration, social justice/civil rights, foreign policy and the economy.

Because the Commission for Presidential Debates is a private organization, it is not required to pose the questions submitted by College Debates 2016.

“Our goal is to encourage the debate monitors to pose our questions to the presiden-tial candidates by flooding so-cial media sites with ‘CD16’ stories, and tweeting to the de-bate monitors directly,” Nolde said.

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New equipment, training for UIC PoliceBy Francisca Corona — fcoron3@uic.edu

UIC Police are providing new equip-ment and more training to keep campus safe and officers prepared.

Ten marked patrol cars are now equipped with additional bulletproof vests, pocket packs and an in-car video system with an accompanying body cam-era.

The purchases, made during the sum-mer because of concerns over violence taking place nationwide, will protect offi-cers and help improve campus safety, UIC Police Chief Kevin Booker said.

New bulletproof vests can stop high-powered rifle rounds, where the station’s older vests could not.

“If officers go to a scene or get in a

“We’re making sure, as a department, that we’re ready to handle any situation,” says UIC Police Chief Kevin Booker. (Photo: Vibhu S. Rangavasan)

situation, they will be able to throw on [the new] vests and comfortably say that they will be safe,” Booker said.

Pocket packs include basic emergen-cy medical equipment such as hemo-static gauze, gloves, compression dressing and a tourniquet, supplies that can prevent hemorrhaging or death in times where “seconds are precious,” Booker added.

New UIC Police video systems in-clude in-car cameras capable of record-ing 1080p full high-definition video and body cameras with 720p high-definition recording.

Evidence is captured from patrol cars from five different angles: forward, the right and left sides, the rear and the back seat of the vehicle. Cameras on vehicles can also record in low lighting and fea-ture a 360x digital zoom. The system has three automatic triggers, such as vehicle impact, speed and officers turn-ing on the light bar, and police can acti-vate video and audio recording from the vehicle and body cameras. All video is wirelessly downloaded when cars return to the UIC Police Station.

Implemented in early August, the system has already been put to use during stops for drivers who are under the influence.

“It’s the best practice in law enforce-

UI Health opens new community clinic in PilsenBy Jackie Carey — jmcarey@uic.edu

The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System opened the doors to a new community health center Oct. 3 in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood.

The UI Health Pilsen Family Health Center Lower West provides families and individuals of all ages with comprehen-sive health care from immunizations and physical exams to prenatal care and com-plex medical care. The 6,400-square-foot renovated facility features nine exam rooms and a laboratory for blood draws and basic testing.

“Providing quality patient care is at the core of UI Health’s mission, and we are particularly proud to work with the Pilsen community to ensure that its residents are being cared for close to home,” said Robert Barish, vice chancellor for health affairs.

The new center is located in the heart of the Pilsen community on Chicago’s Lower West Side, near the intersection of Ashland Avenue and 18th Street.

“The University of Illinois at Chicago has a longstanding reputation for excel-lence in patient care and research, and I am delighted to welcome an academic medical center of UI Health’s caliber to our dynamic and diverse community in

Pilsen,” said 25th Ward Alderman Danny Solis.

About 43,000 people live in Pilsen, and well over half are Hispanic, primarily Mexican-American. Findings from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos — the largest health study of Hispanics/Latinos in the U.S. to date — show that this diverse population has a

unique set of health risk factors for diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity and kidney disease.

“By opening this center, we hope to have a positive impact on treatment and pre-vention specific to the needs of the Pilsen community,” Barish said.

George Carde-nas, chair of the Chicago Commit-tee on Health & Environmental Protection said,

“Expanding access to quality care in Chi-cago is necessary for improving the health of our communities. This is partic-ularly true of the underserved and under-insured communities in the Pilsen and surrounding neighborhoods that are pre-dominantly Hispanic, African American and Chinese American.”

The Pilsen health center joins the Uni-

versity Village Clinic at Maxwell Street as the second community-based clinic op-erated by UI Health.

“UI Health is committed to being a partner to the Chicago community, and we are very interested in being better connected to our neighbors in Pilsen,” said Avijit Ghosh, CEO of the UI Hospital. “We will initially offer family medicine and primary care services, but as we learn more about the health care needs of the Pilsen community, we will plan for future service lines and specialties.”

The center is staffed by eight full-time employees and bilingual, board-certified family medicine physicians. Clinical staff have expertise in primary care, preven-tive care and women’s health — includ-ing prenatal care and delivery — and the care of newborns and children.

The center also provides care for acute illnesses, such as asthma attacks, allergic reactions and broken bones, and chronic illnesses like diabetes, heart disease, de-pression and cancer. The center offers office procedures for skin, joint, foot and women’s health.

The clinic is open weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Patients can make an appointment by calling 866-600-CARE.

The UI Health Pilsen Family Health Center Lower West opened Oct. 3. (Photo: Vibhu S. Rangavasan)

ment to have in-car video systems…video speaks volumes,” Booker said.

Additional training for scenarios such as active threat, crowd control and civil disobedience is ongoing. In-house, cer-tified trainers normally conduct annual training for active threat tactical courses over three days, but last month, the de-partment began a new three-step evo-lution of the program, which is

composed of a refresher course, active threat tabletop exercises and a full active threat scenario. Crowd control and civil disobedience training will take place this month.

All other training is continuous to keep officers “ahead of the curve,” Book-er said.

“We’re making sure, as a department, that we’re ready to handle any situation.”

New video systems were added to pa-trol cars. (Photo: Vibhu S. Rangavasan)

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CAMPUS NEWS

Lecture series brings civic leaders to campus

HALLOWEEN FUNJoin UIC’s delegation and march in

the Chicago Cultural Mile Association Halloween Parade Oct. 22.

The parade takes place from 6 to 8 p.m. and marches on Columbus Drive from Balbo to Monroe streets.

UIC art professor Tony Tasset is this year’s honorary parade marshal.

To sign up, visit go.uic.edu/ halloweenparade

MUSEUM STUDIES JOURNALUIC Museum and Exhibition Studies

graduate students will host a book launch Thursday for Inaugurations, their first issue of the Fwd: Museums journal.

The event takes place from 6 to 7 p.m. in the lecture room at Gallery 400, Art and Design Hall.

Produced and edited by UIC muse-um and exhibition studies graduate stu-dents and published by Chicago-based StepSister Press, Fwd: Museums strives to create a space for challenging, cri-tiquing and providing alternative modes of thinking and production within and outside of museums.

Visit fwdmuseumsjournal.wordpress.com for more information.

OPRS LIVEA new web-based Institutional Re-

view Board submission system is now available to all faculty, staff and stu-dents.

OPRS Live was created through a collaboration with staff from the Office for the Protection of Research Subjects, IRB members, investigators and Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research in-formation technology staff. For informa-tion, visit oprslive.ovcr.uic.edu

FUTURE OF ILLINOISThe UIC Chapter of the State Univer-

sity Annuitants Association hosts its Fall Forum with leaders in education and metropolitan development Oct. 26.

University President Tim Killeen and

Peter Skosey, former executive vice president of the Metropolitan Planning Council, will share their perspectives and welcome your questions about the future of Illinois.

The event begins with an informal lunch at noon, with the presentation from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. in 302 Student Center East.

HONORING RESEARCHERSLetters of intent can be submitted

through Oct. 21 for the 2016 UIC Re-searcher and Scholar of the Year Award program.

The awards program, sponsored by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Re-search, celebrates the efforts and com-mitment of individuals who are advancing knowledge in their area of research and scholarship.

Nominations are due Nov. 9. For more information, visit research.uic.edu

MOBILITY AS A SERVICELearn how autonomous vehicles will

dramatically impact mobility, access and land use at “Mobility as a Service,” the second Fall 2016 Seminar Series event hosted by the Urban Transportation Center at UIC.

The presentation, held Thursday, will be led by Joe Iacobucci, director of tran-sit for Sam Schwartz Consulting.

The event begins at noon and will be held in the Great Cities Institute confer-ence room, 4th floor at CUPPA Hall.

For more information, visit utc.uic.edu

MYBENEFITS MARKETPLACEA new online state benefits system

called MyBenefits Marketplace has been implemented by the Illinois De-partment of Central Management Ser-vices.

State benefits-eligible employees will use MyBenefits Marketplace to en-roll in and make changes to state bene-fits.

For information, visit bit.ly/2cqS7xV

By Brian Flood — bflood@uic.edu

UIC presents the annual “Future of Chicago” lecture series this fall, bring-ing civic leaders to campus to examine issues with students and the commu-nity.

Topics focus on the social, econom-ic and political conditions of the Chica-go metropolitan region. Former Chicago alderman Dick Simpson, pro-fessor of political science, moderates the series, hosted by UIC’s political sci-ence department since 1976. Co-sponsors are the UIC Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement and UIC Honors College.

All lectures are free and open to the public. Lectures are from noon to 12:50 p.m. in Lecture Center C1, 802 S. Halsted St.

For more information, call 312- 413-3780.

OCT. 12: THE FUTURE OF CORRUPTION IN CHICAGO Joe Ferguson, City of Chicago inspector general

OCT. 17 THE CHICAGO CITY COUNCIL AND THE FUTURE OF CHICAGOEdward Burke, 14th Ward alderman

OCT. 31 REFORM OF COOK COUNTY GOVERNMENTToni Preckwinkle, Cook County Board president

NOV. 2 THE FUTURE OF PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY IN ILLINOISPat Quinn, former Illinois governor

Send campus news information to Christy Levy at christyb@uic.edu

Free flu shots for UIC employees and retirees will be offered Oct. 18 and Oct. 25.

State employees and retirees en-rolled in the Quality Care Health Plan or state-sponsored managed care insur-ance plans are eligible.

Employees must present health in-surance card and i-card. Retirees and survivors must present state-sponsored health insurance card and state ID or

driver’s license.The free seasonal flu shots will be

given Oct. 18 on the east side and Oct. 25 on the west side.

The free shots are sponsored by the College of Pharmacy, University Payroll and Benefits, and the Illinois Depart-ment of Healthcare and Family Ser-vices.

For more information call 312-996-6471 or 312-996-6300.

Tuesday, October 189 a.m. to 3 p.m.Cardinal RoomStudent Center East

Tuesday, October 259 a.m. to 3 p.m.Thompson RoomsStudent Center West

FREE FLU SHOTS FOR UIC EMPLOYEES AND RETIREES

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IMAGES OF RESEARCH

By Tim Goldrick — tgoldr2@uic.eduFor UIC graduate and professional

students, the Image of Research compe-tition presents the unique challenge of encapsulating years of research into one picture accompanied by a short text.

“It’s thinking about their research from an external level,” said Kevin Monahan, project coordinator of Image of Research and director of graduate program review and information systems. “Why should the public care about your work? That’s an important question a researcher can ask.”

This year’s competition, cosponsored by the Graduate College and University Library, asked seven jurors to critique 104 entries based on originality, relation-ship between the image and student’s research and overall aesthetic appeal.

Exhibits showcasing the winners and finalists are now on display at Daley Li-brary, Library of Health Sciences and on light pole banners around campus.

“I was really happy with the fact that we got some really strong images,” Mo-nahan said.

Among them, first-place winner Vic-tor Mateevitsi’s image that combines, yes, fabric and technology.

“It looks like I’m sewing something,” Mateevitsi said, laughing. “Then you have the electronics, so you may start thinking, ‘What’s going on?’”

What’s going on is Mateevitsi work-ing on his innovative technology, Spi-derSense. The invention focuses on enhancing the quality of human life by using vibration to communicate mes-sages — otherwise known as haptics. Its applied science can assist the blind and save the lives of first responders.

Although SpiderSense has already been featured in high-profile events like the Discovery Channel’s “All- American Makers,” Image of Research is important to Mateevitsi because it

forces him to take a new approach when explaining his technology.

“As scientists, a lot of times we’re really focused on our research and on getting our papers published,” Mateevit-si said.

“We’re not really good at [public rela-tions] and talking in a language the general public can understand. With the Image of Research, you get an op-portunity to have your picture on the campus where people can see it, ask questions and learn about what’s going on.”

For the first time in the nine-year existence of Image of Research, the second-place winner went to a student from the English department. Cecilia Villarruel, who writes about alternative ways to analyze drug addiction, received the honor.

“There’s a lot of stigma and shame when it comes to addiction,” Villarruel

said. “It’s not just the addict, but people who love an addict.”

Villarruel’s image is a distorted por-trait of herself drawn by her boyfriend Paul, who goes by DADA obscura in the art world. Paul has struggled with heroin addiction for decades and is often the main impetus behind Villarruel’s writing. She named the image “Aberrations.”

“In optics an aberration is when the lens isn’t clear or something isn’t fo-cused,” Villarruel said. “I feel like we often have lenses that can be more clear, so we can see things in a different way and not with our assumptions.”

Villarruel hopes that her second-place finish will inspire more people from hu-manities to enter their work in the Image of Research competition.

“I feel like I broke a little barrier,” she said. “I’m hoping more people in the En-glish and creative writing department will think about submitting.”

Winner Viktor Mateevitsi, computer science Third place, Benjamin Linder, anthropologySecond place, Cecilia Villarruel, English

Honorable Mention honors (from left): Sebnem Ece Eksi, biological sciences; Melanie Conrad, biomedical visualization; and Jillian Aurisano, computer science.

Other finalists includ-ed (from left): Michael Mkrtschjan, bioengi-neering; Marissa Beck-er, chemistry; Nickolas Anderson, bioengineer-ing; and Alisa Penkala, architecture.

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Open House spotlights UIC buildings By Tim Goldrick — tgoldr2@uic.edu

Open House Chicago is coming to UIC for the first time.

The organization, which gives visitors behind-the-scenes access to more than 200 buildings in 20 different Chicago neighborhoods, selected University Hall, the Behavioral Sciences Building and College of Medicine West as sites for the 2016 event.

“It’s super exciting,” said Jonathan Me-kinda, assistant professor in art history and design. “The idea is that on these weekends, buildings and specific spaces that are normally not accessible to the public are made accessible.”

Mekinda spearheaded the plan to bring Open House to UIC after receiving support from Chancellor Michael Amiridis and other administrators. The organization didn’t need much convinc-ing, though.

Mekinda said program officials were “fired up” about the prospect of includ-ing campus locations.

“We’re very excited to have University

Hall, Behavioral Sciences Building and the College of Medicine West building involved in the event,” said Garrett Karp, program manager of Open House Chi-cago. “I’m always looking for interesting architectural spaces that the public is either curious about or doesn’t know about to feature in Open House Chica-go.”

All three UIC locations will be open to visitors from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

At University Hall, the 28th floor will be available for people to see a pan-oramic view of Chicago’s skyline from an angle scarcely seen. The top floor is about 20 feet wider than the base to convey the “City of Broad Shoulders.” UIC architect Walter Netsch completed the building in 1967.

“I had been specifically curious about the top of University Hall for quite some time, but had never been inside,” Karp said.

The Behavioral Sciences Building is

being included because it is a prime example of Netsch’s field theory. The theory explores ways singular geomet-ric shapes can be repeated and rotated to create larger compositions.

“The idea is that by taking these forms, rotating them and changing the position with one another, you can build up a more complex shape,” Me-kinda said. “What Netsch is doing in field theory is he’s developing his unique approach to what is one of the essential questions of architecture and design, which has to do with organiza-tion.

“The task of architectural design is to articulate an order for the relation-ship between parts of the composition and the whole.”

College of Medicine West is a hid-den gem on campus. Attendees will have access to the faculty, student and alumni lounge, which boasts wood paneling, high ceilings and large, clas-sical windows. The space is typically

unknown amongst Chicagoans. “[UIC] also brought the cool lounge

space at the College of Medicine West to our attention,” Karp said. “I had no idea that existed, and I’m assuming that very few people do.”

The event is an opportunity to high-light the modern aura of campus.

“The campus has a certain beauty,” Mekinda said. “I think the more important part is the campus looks the way it looks because it was designed for a very spe-cific purpose. The late 1950s, 1960s was the first time you see urban, public universities like this.”

Along with checking out UIC stations, students and the community are invited to go view the other sites at Open House. The event is free.

“This is an opportunity to get a much fuller picture of Chicago,” Mekinda said. “Seeing buildings and spaces is a way to access history.”

For more information, visit openhousechicago.com

Campus community enjoys family-oriented weekend

UIC students, alumni, employees and community members explored campus and the city during UIC Family Weekend, sponsored by the Center for Student Involvement.

The weekend began with a kick-off event Friday in the Illinois Room in Stu-dent Center East with hors d’oeuvres, music and crafts for the whole family.

During the Flames Family Fest Satur-day, participants enjoyed food, crafts

and inflatables while taking photos with UIC athletes and listening to music from UIC Radio and Battle of the Bands participants.

Other family-oriented events through Sunday included a UIC The-atre production of “The Story,” “Zooto-pia” outdoor movie, campus and neighborhood tours, free Campus Rec-reation passes, tickets to Chicago at-tractions, sports events and more. Students, alumni, employees and community members kicked off UIC Family

Weekend Friday with an event in Student Center East. (Photo: Elizabeth Monge)

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Campus conversation shifts to electionBy Francisca Corona —fcoron3@uic.edu

UIC community members filled a conference room in Stu-dent Center East Wednesday, listening intently to panelists dis-cussing everything from the Trump phenomenon to how the presidential election could affect the budget.

Special guest Laura Washing-ton readied herself before diving into her talk.

“Let me first ask you this, be-cause this is important,” said Washington, a columnist with the Chicago Sun-Times. “How many of you are registered to vote?”

Nearly every one of the 120 people in attendance raised their hand.

The panel discussion is the second installment of a yearlong initiative known as the Campus Conversation series. Sponsored by the Office of the Provost, the series is “intended as a way to learn about the issues that are affecting our lives, and have a community discussion about them,” said Susan Poser, provost and vice chancellor for academ-ic affairs.

Washington was one of three panelists for this month’s topic, “The Election of 2016: Engagement, Conflict & the Common Good.”

“I take my hat off to…the provost and to the university going around and engaging your students and faculty around this election,” Washing-ton said. “I speak on campuses all of the time, and I’m not see-ing this or hearing this in other places.”

The multimedia, award- winning journalist covered top-ics like the vice presidential debate, communities of color in the election and the black vote.

Benjamin Page, a professor of decision making at North-western University, was also a panelist. He discussed the special aspects of the 2016 election, the breakup of the Republican Party, angry voters and what might happen after the election.

“We’re truly at a crossroads,” said Dick Simpson, professor of political science and the event’s moderator. “But we’re

ister more than 1,000 new vot-ers among the student population closer to election time.

“You control the outcome,” he said.

In November, the series will focus on topics of immigration, migration and displacement.

Panelists at the October Campus Conversation event discussed the impact of the election and the importance of voting. (Photo: Vibhu S. Rangavasan)

making some fundamental questions about the future of our country.”

Simpson talked about dark money, the influence and use of the internet and social media, and what the outcomes of the election could mean for Illinois residents and the UIC com-

munity. He also noted that the uni-

versity has registered more stu-dents to vote than at any other time in UIC’s history. More than 350 students were registered to vote near the primaries. Since then, UIC has registered 781 students. Leaders expect to reg-

Panel What is Going on and Why? Discussion: Wednesday, November 2 Noon–1 p.m. Student Center East, Ft. Dearborn B

Open Forum: Can We Imagine a More Just Future? Wednesday, November 9 Noon–1 p.m. Student Center East, Room 302

CAMPUS CONVERSATION

All students, faculty, and staff are invited to a series of Campus Conversations about the issues of our day. The topic for November is:

The World Around Us: Immigration, Migration & Displacement: Walls & Bridges

This year-long Campus Conversation is sponsored by the Office of the Provost

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CALENDAR MORE CAMPUS EVENTS AT events.uic.edu

Send information about campus events to Christy Levy at christyb@uic.edu

WRITING IN THE THIRD LANGUAGE: BRUNO SCHULZ AND JEWISH MODERNITYKaren Underhill, assistant professor of Slavic and Baltic language and litera-tures. Institute for the Humanities Fellows Lectures

4 p.m., Institute for the Humanities, Lower level, Stevenson Hall

OCT. 17LECTURE

THE FUTURE OF CORRUPTION IN CHICAGOJoe Ferguson, City of Chicago inspector gen-eral. Part of the Future of Chicago lecture series

Noon–12:50 p.m. Lecture Center C1

OCT. 12LECTURE

OUR NEW SYSTEMChicago-based artist Christa Donner’s works explore collectivities and spaces for new forms of human sociality. Examining such themes as body image, parenthood, geology, and the biology of other organisms, Donner addresses the relationship between the individual, society, and environments.

Tues.–Fri., 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Sat., Noon–6 p.m.

Gallery 400, Art & Design Hall

THROUGH OCT. 22EXHIBIT

ENHANCING OUR CAPACITY TO TEACH ALL LEARNERSNatacha G. Pierre, health systems science, and Michelle Parker-Katz, special education. Sponsored by the Center for the Advancement of Teaching-Learning Communities

12–1:30 pm. 1-010 Daley Library

OCT. 14WORKSHOP

THE CHICAGO CITY COUNCIL AND THE FUTURE OF CHICAGOEdward Burke, 14th Ward alder-man. Part of the Future of Chicago lecture series

Noon–12:50 p.m. Lecture Center C1

Oct 17LECTURE

THE NATIONAL SURVEY OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT 2015 FINDINGSBill Hayward, associate vice provost and director, institutional research. Spon-sored by the Office for Research on Student Success

3–4:30 p.m. / 1-470 Daley Library

OCT. 18LECTURE

SOCIAL MEDIA AS A LEARNING TOOLTom Okon, Learning Technology Solutions, and Kimberly Richards, associate director of the Center of the Advancement of Teach-ing-Learning Communities. Sponsored by the Center for the Ad-vancement of Teaching-Learning Communities

11 a.m.–12:30 pm. 1-010 Daley Library

OCT. 18WORKSHOP

RACE IN AMERICAN POLITICSDianne Pinderhughes, University of Notre Dame. Part of the Political Science Speaker Series

Noon–1 p.m.

1115 BSB

Oct 19LECTURE

THROUGH NOV. 30EXHIBIT

THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESSSam Kirk’s exhibition explores the obstacles LGBT youth face, culture, identity and urban politics

Mon.–Fri., 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Gender and Sexuality Center 118 Behavioral Sciences Building

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U of I staff cuts save up to $1.5M per monthBy University Relations

In response to a state fiscal crisis over the last 18 months, the University of Illinois system has reduced non-instructional staff by 484, about 3 percent, and reaped additional savings through reduced utilities costs and debt refinancing.

U of I President Tim Killeen said the administrative staff re-duction could lead to long-term savings of as much as $1.5 mil-lion per month.

Killeen said the reductions came mostly through attrition and that nearly half of the staff loss — 202 employees — came in central University Administra-tion (UA), where constrained hiring has been in place since July 2015.

The reduction in UA staff to 1,009 in September 2016 from 1,211 in February 2015 was a 17 percent cut, Killeen said.

The Urbana-Champaign, Chicago and Springfield campuses reduced non- instructional staff by a total of 282 people over the same time period, Killeen said. Non- instructional staff includes ac-ademic professional and civil service personnel at the three universities, along with UA staff; hospital workers are ex-cluded.

The staff reductions come amid a salary freeze for nearly all employees across the U of I system that was imposed for fiscal 2016 and was extended for fiscal 2017, which began July 1, due to a shortfall in state funding. Each 1 percent of a general, merit-based pay program costs the U of I sys-tem $24 million annually. The annual operating budget for the system is $5.6 billion.

As staff has decreased, en-rollment has grown.

A record 77,074 on- campus students were en-rolled system-wide at the start of the current 2016–17 aca-demic year, up 3.4 percent from the 74,527 enrolled on-campus at the start of the 2014–15 academic year. When online and off-campus students are counted later this fall, total system-wide enroll-ment for 2016-17 will set a record high of more than 81,000 students.

Killeen commended em-ployees throughout the sys-tem, as well as leaders at all three universities, for their dedication and resiliency in helping to work through the ongoing financial challenges.

“The university’s greatness is demonstrated by its people

in times like these, and our people are proving their col-lective mettle every day,” he said.

Killeen said two other note-worthy points in the U of I fi-nancial picture are the result of efficient financial stewardship and management of resources.

Energy conservation mea-sures and moderate weather conditions resulted in $14 mil-lion in utilities savings for fiscal 2016, Killeen said.

The U of I system also saved nearly $4 million by refinanc-ing some of the bond debt it uses to fund various campus projects, taking advantage of low interest rates and the U of I’s superior credit rating.

In a September report by Moody’s Investor Service, a leading credit rating agency, the U of I system was recog-

nized for its strong balance sheet and strong student de-mand. Those characteristics positioned the System to cope with a fiscal crisis that has culminated in a 15-month state budget impasse among elected leaders in Springfield. The university system and other institutions that rely on state support have not re-ceived a full-year budget ap-propriation for fiscal 2016 or 2017.

As a result of its balance sheet, Moody’s declared, “the university has the ability to adjust to ongoing changes in the state environment.” But the rating agency cautioned that “over time, inability to ef-fectively compete for top-tier faculty and to invest in facili-ties could impair the universi-ty’s strategic position.”

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Former NOLA police chief to speak at annual Cure Violence lectureBy Sharon Parmet — sparmet@uic.edu

Ronal Serpas, professor of practice, criminology and justice at Loyola Univer-sity New Orleans and former police su-perintendent of New Orleans, is the speaker for the Third Annual Leeuwen-hoek Lecture, hosted by Cure Violence.

Serpas will speak on the need for new approaches to address violence in America, such as the public health ap-proach to violence developed by Cure Violence, and by training police officers to recognize the differences in human development and response that follow exposure to violence to encourage a ‘guardian’ response by officers.

The event takes place from 6 to 7 p.m. Oct. 20 in the UIC College of Nurs-ing.

Serpas retired in 2014 after a 34-year career in law enforcement. He served as the police superintendent in New Orleans, police chief in Nashville, and chief of the Washington State Patrol.

While superintendent of police in New Orleans, Serpas worked closely with the U.S. Department of Justice civil rights team, the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the FBI to investigate several federal criminal civil rights cases and other criminal and administrative violations by police officers before and after Hurri-cane Katrina. This work also included the negotiation of the NOPD-Consent Decree and early implementation of its requirements.

Serpas is an expert at managing the police response to major events, includ-ing the 2012 BCS National Champion-ship Football Game, the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four, NFL Super Bowls XXXI and XLVII, the 2013 NCAA Women’s Final Four and the 2014 NBA All Star Game. He is a past 2nd vice president of the International Associa-tion of Chiefs of Police, chair of the IACP Community Policing Committee and founding co-chair of the IACP Re-search Advisory Committee. He is the chairman of Law Enforcement Leaders to Reduce Crime and Incarceration, and is an executive fellow to the Police Foundation. He is a national advisory board member of Cure Violence and the National Police Research Platform. He has written numerous news articles on gun violence, police disciplinary systems and crime following natural disasters.

Cure Violence, named one of the top 20 NGOs in the world by Global Jour-nal, was founded in 1995 by Dr. Gary Slutkin, professor of epidemiology in the UIC School of Public Health, former-ly of the World Health Organization, and current CEO of Cure Violence. Cure Vio-lence works to lessen gang and youth violence, as well as cartel, tribal, elec-tion and prison violence and is increas-ingly being used to combat violent extremism. The organization has part-

ners on four continents, and its principles are implemented in more than 50 communities in 31 cities.

Cure Violence has demon-strated effectiveness in stopping lethal violence, particularly shootings. Several external eval-uations have shown its approach reduces acts of violence by 40 percent to 50 percent in the first year, and up to 70 percent over a two- to three-year period. Reduc-tions in violence begin almost immediately when implemented in a community.

The Leeuwenhoek Lecture is named after Antonie van Leeu-wenhoek, the 17th-century Dutch scientist who first ob-served invisible microorganisms. This led to a scientific under-standing of disease contagion and treatment of previously in-curable diseases.

To register for this free event, go to cureviolencelecture.eventbrite.com or contact Cam Johnson at camj@uic.edu, 312-413-2476.

Ronal Serpas, former police superintendent of New Orleans, speaks at UIC Oct. 20.

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Four UIC students awarded Gilman study abroad scholarships

By Brian Flood — bflood@uic.edu

Four UIC students have been awarded U.S. State Department Benjamin A. Gilman scholar-ships to study abroad this fall.

The UIC recipients are among 850 American under-graduate students from more than 320 colleges and universi-ties across the U.S. selected for the honor.

The Gilman International Scholarship Program, spon-sored by the State Depart-ment’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, aims to di-versify the group of students who study abroad and their destinations. To be eligible for the award, students must demonstrate financial need by

receiving a federal Pell Grant for their studies.

Scholars receive up to $5,000 to apply toward their study abroad program costs. Since 2006, UIC students have won more than 145 Gilman scholarships totaling approxi-mately $585,000.

The latest UIC recipients, representing the colleges of education, engineering, and liberal arts and sciences, and their destinations are:

• Mahamed Barzanji, soph-omore in computer science from Nashville, Tennessee, studying in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

• Evelyn Gachuz, Honors

College junior in urban elemen-tary education from Aurora, studying in Seville, Spain

• Jigar Gohel, sophomore in civil engineering from Lakemoor, studying in London

• Tony Li, senior in political science from Chicago (Bridge-port) studying in Taipei, Taiwan

The Gilman program is fund-ed through the International Academic Opportunity Act of 2000 and administered by the Institute of International Educa-tion’s Southern Regional Center in Houston. The program hon-ors former U.S. Rep. Benjamin A. Gilman of New York, who was chair of the House Foreign Re-lations Committee.

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Clockwise from top left: Mahamed Barzanji, Evelyn Gachuz, Jigar Gohel and Tony Li.

Education grad named White House FellowBy Carlos Sadovi — csadovi@uic.edu

A doctoral graduate of UIC’s College of Education has been appointed a 2016–2017 White House Fellow and will be assigned to the U.S. Depart-ment of Education.

Warren Morgan was ap-pointed to the latest class of 16 White House Fellows.

The fellows program was created in 1964 by President Lyndon B. Johnson to give promising American leaders “first hand, high-level experi-ence with the workings of the federal government, and to in-crease their sense of participa-tion in national affairs.”

“It’s a great national recog-nition and is consistent with the quality of the College of Education at UIC and its grad-uates,” UIC Chancellor Michael D. Amiridis said.

Fellows are involved in an education program focusing on leadership, policy formula-tion and current affairs. Com-munity service is an important part of the program, according to the White House, and the fellows participate in service programs throughout their year in Washington, D.C.

Selection as a White House Fellow is highly competitive and based on a record of pro-fessional achievement, evi-

dence of leadership potential, and a proven commitment to public service. Each fellow must possess the knowledge and skills necessary to contribute meaningfully at senior levels of the federal government.

Morgan, 32, received his doctorate in urban education leadership at UIC last spring. He is from south-suburban Dolton.

From 2012 until 2015, Mor-gan was a principal at Manley High School, a public school on the city’s West Side, where he was credited with helping im-prove the school’s performance. He earned his Illinois principal’s certification while working on his doctorate in UIC’s nationally ranked urban education leader-

ship program, said Steven Tozer, coordinator of the pro-gram.

Morgan also served as the Academic Superintendent for Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s turnaround schools. In this role he led principals in common core instructional leadership and collaboration.

In 2009, he was awarded Outstanding Teacher of the Year. He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. He re-ceived a bachelor of arts in psychology from Butler Univer-sity, where he served as student body president and was select-ed a Butler Top 10 student. He earned a master’s degree in educational administration from the University of Missouri, St. Louis.

Prior to working in educa-tion, he worked as an analyst for the Illinois Senate. After working in public policy, he joined Teach for America as a science teacher in St. Louis.

“This prestigious appoint-ment is high-bar recognition of Dr. Warren’s steadfast commit-ment and advocacy for public education. It’s exciting that the nation will now benefit from Dr. Warren’s leadership,” said Alfred W. Tatum, dean of the College of Education.

HONORS Ross Arena, professor and

head of physical therapy, was selected as co-editor-in-chief of the newly launched “Progress in Preventive Medicine,” the open access journal of the Society of Preventive Medicine and its partner organizations.

Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar, professor and head of occupa-tional therapy, was elected president-elect of the Society for Community Research and Action.

Robert Barish, vice chancel-lor for health affairs at the Uni-versity of Illinois at Chicago, was elected to the board of di-rectors of the Association of Academic Health Centers.

Kathy Preissner, clinical as-sociate professor of occupa-tional therapy, was elected faculty fellow of the National Endowment for the Humanities’ Securing the Common Good Initiative.

Susan Magasi, assistant pro-fessor of occupational therapy, was selected chair of the Amer-ican Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Communications Committee.

AWARDS

Gary Slutkin, professor of epidemiology in the UIC School

of Public Health and founder and CEO of Cure Violence, was recognized as one of the Chica-go Humanitarians of the Year by the U.S. Fund for UNICEF. The award recognizes Chicago-ans who have made a signifi-cant impact on the lives of children — locally, nationally and internationally. Cure Violence, founded by Slutkin in 1995, uses disease-control and behavior-change methods to reduce violence in communities around the world.

Susan Magasi, assistant professor of occupational thera-py, was awarded a Chicago Community Trust Acting UP Award for her idea to provide accessible breast cancer screenings for women with dis-abilities. ScreenABLE Saturday will take place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 15 at Mile Square Health Center.

Christine Young, clinical assistant professor of biomedi-cal visualization, was a recipient of the 2016 Lifetime Achieve-ment Award from the Associa-tion of Medical Illustrators.

PRESENTATIONSTeresa Córdova, professor

and director of the Great Cities institute, is among the featured panelists during Poynter Jour-nal’s seminar “Covering the Gap: The Impact of Economic Inequality” this week in Chicago.

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Saturday, Oct. 15Women’s soccer vs. N. Kentucky7 p.m.Flames Field

Wednesday, Oct.19Women’s soccer vs. Valparaiso7 p.m. Flames Field

FLAMES @ HOME

Soccer scores first road winBy Laura White — lwhite88@uic.edu

The women’s soccer team captured its fourth win in its last five games and its first road victory Saturday night, defeating Cleveland State at Krenzler Field. Naomi Rushe scored the equalizer for the Flames before Rebeca Pallo put home her fifth game- winning goal of the year.

UIC (5-7-2, 3-2-0 HL) was kept to nine shots with three on goal as the Vikings (4-9-0, 1-4-0 HL) took 13 at-tempts. Rushe led the team with four shots, followed by Pallo with two.

Kelly Fritz earned her third win of the season in confer-ence play as she matched her season-high with seven saves.

UIC started quickly as Pallo struck off a header that was saved following a corner kick sent in by Olivia Everin in the eighth minute of play. Jasmin Carrera’s attempt nine minutes later went wide. Fritz made her first save of the game in the

22nd minute and her sec-ond within the next five min-utes, as Rushe (2) and Everin scattered shots off target.

In the 39th minute, Cleve-land State went ahead, 1-0.

In the 42nd minute Jenni-fer Saviski sent in a corner kick before a scramble in the box allowed Cecilia Magos to pass the ball off to Rushe, who scored her sec-ond goal of the season to put the game in a tie head-ing into halftime.

Three minutes into the second half, Pallo dribbled the ball up the right side before taking a shot that went into the far post for her sixth goal of the season and the 2-1 lead.

The Vikings came back with three straight shots, with one hitting the post and another saved by Fritz.

The Flames are back in action at 7 p.m. Saturday, hosting Northern Kentucky at Flames Field.

Rebeca Pallo scored her fifth game-winning goal of the season Saturday. (Photo: Steve Woltmann)

Dixson, Odiase earn spots on preseason teamsBy Dan Yopchick — yopchick@uic.edu

Sophomore Dikembe Dixson and junior Tai Odiase are two of 10 Horizon League players se-lected to the conference’s Pre-season All-League Teams, chosen by the league’s media, head coaches and athletic com-munication directors.

The conference unveiled the predicted order of finish for the upcoming 2016–17 campaign. The buzz surrounding the program is palpable and with a tremendous mix of talented returners and exciting newcom-ers in the fold, the Flames were selected to finish fourth in the Horizon League.

Following a sensational freshman season, Dixson was one of five Horizon League standouts selected to the Pre-season All-Horizon League First Team. In his first act, the Free-port, Illinois, native was unani-mously chosen as the League’s Freshman of the Year, while also earning a spot on the All- Horizon League Second Team. Dixson scored 594 points, more than any first-year player in con-

ference history. Overall, he ranked second in the league in scoring with 19.8 points per game and seventh in rebound-ing with 7.3 per contest. Dixson also finished second in the Hori-zon League in minutes, averag-ing 36.7 per game.

Dixson was one of two Flames to start all 30 games during the 2015–16 season and he scored in double figures in 26 games. He led the team with seven double-doubles while set-ting UIC single-season records in both free-throws made (169) and free-throw attempts (256). The forward set another Horizon League record by earning Fresh-man of the Week plaudits nine times, including on five occa-sions during conference play.

Dixson became only the sec-ond player in program history to score at least 40 points in a game, joining Chuck Lambert, during a double-overtime thriller at Youngstown State Feb. 16.

Odiase’s steady ascent has landed him a spot on the Pre-season All-Horizon League Sec-

ond Team as he begins his third season. UIC’s man in the middle was an Horizon League All- Defensive Team honoree follow-ing his sophomore season, when he led the NCAA in blocks per game with 3.23. He is the only returning player in the Horizon League to earn a spot on that All-Defensive squad last year.

Odiase’s 97 rejections a year ago were the second-best single-season total in program history. Through only two sea-sons, the Glenwood, Illinois, na-tive ranks fifth all-time in Flames history with 145 blocks.

Odiase, the other member of UIC’s roster to start all 30 games last season, ranked sec-ond on the team in both scoring (9.5 points per game) and rebounding (6.4 rebounds per game) behind Dixson.

The first chance to see UIC in action will be in an exhibition game Nov. 5. The home opener is slated for 7 p.m. Nov. 16 against the University of Texas at San Antonio.

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